Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-05-10
THE WORK COMPLETED.
A GOOD TICKET IN THE FIELD.
Buokner, Bryan, Hardin, Hewitt
Tate, Pickett and corbstt
Nominated.
The Platform Adopted.

The Platform Adopted.
At9 80 o'clock Tuesday the chair
man called the convention to order.
Taulbee was the first man on deck,
and he resumed his Grafton attacking
the President for his veto of the De-
pendent Pension bill and for other
things, taking occasion, however, to
commend him for his honesty and
integrity of purpose. Jim KcKenzie
followed and wiped up the earth with
Taulbee, and then the convention got
down to work.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Hon. ]. b. Read withdrew from
the race before the opening of the
first ballot and James A. Mckenzie
then put James W. Bryan, of kenton
county, in nomination, which was
seconded by Judge Cleary, of New
port.
lion. Pres. Taulbee nominated
Hon. John Il. Hazelrigg. of Morgan
county, the nomination being second
ed by Hon. Jas. ID. Black, of Knox
county,
The balloting then began and eve
rything went smoothly till Mason
county was reached. There were two
delegations, one claiming the whole
vote of the county and the other half.
Both factions were for Bryan, how
ever, and the vote of the county was
30 cast. Before the ballots were all
cast Mr.. Black withdrew his second
of Col. Hazelrigg's and in few brill
liant words moved that Bryan be
nominated by reclamation. This car
ried with whoop and Mr.. Bryan
was led upon the stage, where he
thanked the convention for the hon
or done him. Col. Hszelrigg, follow
ed with expressions of satisfaction al
the action of the convention and
pledged hearty support of the tick
ct.
FAYETTE HEWITT.
Mr.. j. Frank Grant, of Boone coun-
ty, nominated Gen. Fayetto Hewitt
for the Office of Auditor. Mr.. e. Nj.
Dickson, of Bourbon county, with
drew Mr.. j. j. Rogers from the can
vass, and Gen. Hewitt was nomina-
ted by reclamation. He was called
to the stage to make aspeech, but the
convention was in humor for fun and
good naturally laughed the popular
officer down.
COL. DICK TATE.
Mr.. James w. Tate was nominated
as State Treasurer by reclamation,
having no opponent. When lie was
called on to speak he anticipated the
same treatment that Gen. Hewitt
had received, and with his ready wit,
he circumvented the laughing crowd
in the hall. When he came on the
stage he handed paper to Mr.. Thos
Petit, the clerk, and asked him TO
read the speech. In that way Col.
"Dick" Tate was heard. He stood
behind Mr.. Petit and bowed at prop
er intervals.
THE FIRST FIGHT
in the convention came up over the
nomination of candidate for Attor.
ney General.
Wat Hardin was nominated by
Maj. j. G. Beckham, of Shelby, Sec
onded by Hon. James Blackburn, OF
Woodford. Col. George Washington
of Campbell, nominated Judge A. E.
Richards, meeting with a second in
Judge Alex. Humphrey, of Louis
Vile. A warm interest was taken in
the vote, and some quabbling was in
dulged in, over the vote of Edmonson
county, which was cast for Hardin,
1t had instructed for Rich
ards. 1t was thrown out and The bal
lot proceeded without incident. When
it was counted il was found that
Hardin had 45S 2I-34 and Richards
800 1884. Judge Humphrey with
drew Richards name and moved
unanimous nomination, which was
made heartily.
THEY DowNED BORING.
Nominations for the Office ofSu-'
perintendent of Public Instruction
were then declared in order, and Jo-
seph Desha Pickett, Hanson Boring,
e. p. Thompson, ii. X. Taylor and Il.
M. Goodnight were placed before the
convention. The balloting proceed
ed, the result being as follows:
First ballot, Pickett, 246; Boring,
227, Thompson, 1876; Taylor, l07 /;
Goodnight, 81.
Second ballot, Pickett, $50; Bor-
ing, 222; Thompson, 1888; Taylor, l02
Goodnight, so.
After the second ballot, Goodnight
was Withdrawn. During the third,
Taylor was also withdrawn.
Third ballot: Pickett, 1903; Boring,
252; Thompson, 1879.
Thompson was then Withdrawn I'M
der the rule, and the fourth ballot
gave Pickett, 434 Boring 3l5. Pick
EFT was thereupon declared the nom
inee of the convention.
No name save that of Tom Corbett
was mentioned for Register of the
Land office, and he was nominated
by reclamation.
Resolutions were then offered
thanking Col. J. Stoddard Johnston
for his long, faithful and efficient SER
vices as chairman of the State CEN
trail committee, Capt. Sam E. Hill
as temporary chairman and Hon.
John G. Carlisle as chairman Of the
convention.
The convention then adjourned.
THE PLATFORM.
We declare our confidence in the
integrity, of President Grover Cleve-
land, and congratulate the country
and the party upon the accession
of a Democratic national admins
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